"Those biker rival gangs were firing weapons at each individual. Our officers moved in. At that point, we treated as an active shooter scene. ... Our officers moved in. Our officers did fire,"Swanton said.

Since the shooting, the Waco Police Department has arrested 172 people on organized crime charges. The Twin Peaks restaurant where the incident took place has also been closed for a week by the local Alcoholic Beverage Commission. (Video via KDFW)

In a statement on Facebook, an operating partner for the Twin Peaks Waco franchise claims the restaurant has had "ongoing and positive communications with the police," but Sgt. Swanton says that is not the case and that Twin Peaks management wanted the biker gangs at their restaurant. (Video via ABC)

"We have attempted to work with the management of Twin Peaks to get that cut back to no avail," he said.